1 A nd the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,

The Word of the Lord came to me saying,

2 S on of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,

“Son of man, look toward Mount Seir and speak against it,

3 a nd say unto it, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, mount Seir, and I will stretch out my hand upon thee, and I will make thee a desolation and an astonishment.

saying, ‘The Lord God says, “I am against you, Mount Seir. I will put out My hand against you and make you a waste land.

4 I will lay thy cities waste, and thou shalt be a desolation: and thou shalt know that I Jehovah.

I will destroy your cities, and you will become a waste. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

5 B ecause thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast given over the children of Israel to the power of the sword, in the time of their calamity, in the time of the iniquity of the end;

You have always hated the people of Israel and have given them over to be killed at the time of their trouble, at the time of the punishment of the end.

6 t herefore, I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will certainly appoint thee unto blood, and blood shall pursue thee; since thou hast not hated blood, blood shall pursue thee.

So as I live,” says the Lord God, “I will give you over to death, and you will not get away from death. Since you have not hated killing, death will come after you.

7 A nd I will make mount Seir a desolation and an astonishment, and cut off from it him that passeth out and him that returneth;

I will destroy Mount Seir and make it a waste. And I will kill all who travel through it.

8 a nd I will fill his mountains with his slain. In thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy water-courses shall they fall that are slain with the sword.

I will fill its mountains with its dead. Those killed by the sword will fall on your hills and in your valleys.

9 I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not be inhabited: and ye shall know that I Jehovah.

I will destroy you forever, and no one will live in your cities. Then you will know that I am the Lord.

10 B ecause thou hast said, These two nations and these two countries shall be mine, and we will possess it, whereas Jehovah was there:

“You have said, ‘These two nations and these two lands will be mine, and we will own them,’ even when the Lord was there.

11 t herefore, I live, saith the Lord Jehovah, I will even do according to thine anger and according to thine envy, as thou hast done out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I shall judge thee.

So as I live,” says the Lord God, “I will punish you for your anger and the jealousy you showed because of your hate toward them. And I will make Myself known among them when I judge you.

12 A nd thou shalt know that I Jehovah have heard all thy reproaches, which thou hast uttered against the mountains of Israel, saying, They are laid desolate, they are given us to devour.

Then you will know that I, the Lord, have heard all the bad things you have said against the mountains of Israel. You have said, ‘They are destroyed. They are given to us for food.’

13 A nd ye have magnified yourselves against me with your mouth, and have multiplied your words against me: I have heard.

You have spoken in pride against Me, with many words and I have heard you.”

14 T hus saith the Lord Jehovah: When the whole earth rejoiceth, I will make thee a desolation.

The Lord God says, “While the whole earth is filled with joy, I will destroy you.

15 A s thou didst rejoice at the inheritance of the house of Israel, because it was desolated, so will I do unto thee: thou shalt be a desolation, O mount Seir, and all Edom, the whole of it: and they shall know that I Jehovah.

As you had joy because the land of Israel was destroyed, so I will do to you. You will be destroyed, O Mount Seir, and all Edom, all of it. Then they will know that I am the Lord.”’